LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Defense Secretary Philip Hammond has not ruled out anything to protect London during the 2012 Olympics, including using surface-to-air missiles.
Hammond says “all necessary measures” will be taken to ensure security.
He told lawmakers Monday that if the military recommends it “appropriate ground-to-air defense” could be in place.
Thousands of British soldiers are likely to be posted at Olympic venues after a security review for the 2012 London Games showed that authorities may need to double the number of guards at stadiums and other Olympic sites.
Security for the Olympics has been a critical — and costly — issue for the games ever since the slaying of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich.
